"patentable" meaning in English

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          "sense": "Able to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted",
          "word": "jonka voi patentoida"
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          "sense": "Able to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted",
          "word": "brevetable"
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          "sense": "Able to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted",
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          "sense": "Able to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted",
          "word": "brevettabile"
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          "sense": "Able to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted",
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